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In the new sci-fi film "Transcendence," Johnny Depp plays a scientist who survives a brush with death, though he is forced to upload his consciousness onto a computer to do so. As a leading man, Depp has endured his own share of misfortunes in recent years — at the box office and with critics — and though he remains an international star, "Transcendence," opening Friday from Warner Bros., will test whether he can rise above a string of misfires. In terms of genre, the film by cinematographer-turned-director Wally Pfister is something of a departure for 50-year-old Depp, being neither a true tent-pole film like the "Pirates of the Caribbean"...

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